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Just ahead of daily reset this morning, players gathered in the Tower to witness Destiny 2’s first live event, changing the state of the world in real-time as Rasputin finally fired his missiles and finished off The Almighty, which had been hurtling towards the Last City. The Fortnite-like live spectacle wasn’t exactly a Travis Scott

Activision Blizzard investors have spoken out against Chief Executive Officer Bobby Kotick’s $30 million pay, and have urged shareholders to vote against his compensation package. As reported by Bloomberg, the Executive Director of CtW Investment Group accused Activision Blizzard of finding “multiple ways to unnecessarily enrich” Kotick, even when he didn’t meet his performance targets. His pay

Naughty Dog’s Vice President Neil Druckmann has responded to misconceptions about The Last of Us Part II, particularly surrounding its diversity. Speaking to Eurogamer, Druckmann said that a number of vocal people seem to think that the studio is trying to score “diversity points” but that’s not Naughty Dog’s modus operandi at all. According to

By Stephany Nunneley, Saturday, 6 June 2020 17:58 GMT A Destiny 2 event of sorts is about to kick off in-game and will presumably see Rasputin “take aim at The Almighty.” The in-game event comes ahead of Destiny 2’s next season and will see The Almighty falling toward The Last City. It all kicks off

Yesterday, screenshots purportedly from a Yager-developed PC build of Dead Island 2 appeared online, and just as people were questioning their authenticity, a number of videos from the same 2015 build cropped up on YouTube and they certainly look real. At the time of this writing, the videos are still up so we’ll embed them

Neil Druckmann has finally broken his silence on The Last of Us Part II‘s leaks that made rounds online towards the end of April. In a new interview with Eurogamer, the Naughty Dog Vice President said that contrary to reports, the game’s ending has not been revealed and that a lot of theories about the

Recent events in the Unites States that stemmed from the harrowing killing of George Lloyd have led to a large number of companies around the globe – including Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo – issuing statements on racism. The games industry has vowed to take steps to combat the issue, with major companies acknowledging that they

Earlier this week, footage from Call of Duty 2020 somehow leaked online. Although it was a low-resolution pre-alpha clip, Activision was quick to issue copyright strikes, resulting in Twitter, Reddit, and YouTube cracking down on the leaks and suspending accounts. However, the footage seems to corroborate reports that the upcoming title will be Treyarch-developed Black

By Stephany Nunneley, Saturday, 6 June 2020 14:46 GMT Electronic Arts has extended its offer to Madden 21 players, providing them with more time to upgrade from Xbox One to Xbox Series X. EA has announced it will now allow Madden 21 players the ability to upgrade the game on Xbox One to Xbox Series

In case you missed it, Battlefield V‘s final content update went live recently with little fanfare due to the ongoing events in the United States. The patch adds new maps, weapons, gadgets, vehicles, and much more. Get all the details below. New Maps: Al Marj Encampment (Conquest, Breakthrough, TDM, Squad Conquest). Provence (Conquest, Breakthrough, TDM,

Coronavirus delays continue to strike the industry as well as the fan events meant to celebrate gaming. Delayed once already this year, Summer Games Done Quick 2020 will now be an online only affair, running August 16-23 due to further concerns about coronavirus, as well as–one has to assume–the Black Lives Matter protests in Minneapolis, Minnesota

Could the greatest bastion of PlayStation 4 exclusivity find itself not only on the shores of PC gaming, but also as a PlayStation 5 remaster? After all, the rumors have floated around of Bloodborne resurfacing for years, especially in regards to a potential PC rerelease. While rumors are always to be taken with a grain

First came the cancelation of E3 due to coronavirus, the same pandemic which led to the creation of EA’s Play Live 2020 presentation event. Originally scheduled for June 11 as an online streaming extravaganza, plans are changing for the publisher once more. Now, the event meant to replace the canceled convention is also being delayed.

Destiny 2 Season of the Worthy is coming to a close, but before Season 11 kicks off on June 9th, there’s just one matter to resolve: that enormous Cabal planet-destroyer that is still hurtling towards The Last City. At the outset of the season three months ago, the Cabal enacted a last-ditch effort to take

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone now have Black Lives Matter loading screens ahead of every single match, openly and directly communicating the support for the movement that seeks equal justice and treatment for Black people as well as an end to police brutality, often focused on the Black community. Last night while playing

As previously promised by Sony, the DualShock 4’s back button attachment is now back in stock at a number of retailers in the US. Sony launched the small device earlier this year, but it didn’t take long for stock to run out. Now the accessory has returned to stores such as Amazon, Best Buy, GameStop, and

NetEase, a leading Chinese internet company, has founded a brand-new development team, Ouka Studio. The team is establishing its roots in Shibuya, Tokyo, and plans to focus its efforts on developing games for next-gen platforms. This news comes by way of a statement via NetEase Games’ official website. The statement, via Gematsu, reveals Ouka Studio will

Yesterday, publisher THQ Nordic unveiled plans to release a Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning remaster. Alongside news of Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning came details about a Collector’s Edition. Now preorders for this special version of the forthcoming remaster are live on Amazon for the PlayStation 4, PC, and Xbox One. The Collector’s Edition, which costs $109.99 on

Naughty Dog games are typically replete with Easter Eggs regarding other Naughty Dog titles or PlayStation in general. Usually, players find them rather quickly, be it an overt reference or a subtle one. For a touch over four years, though, one The Last of Us nod seemingly went unnoticed. In diving into the depths of Uncharted

Thousands took to the streets this week to protest the injustice people of colour face every day in America and around the world. Their anger, passion and calls for equality echoed in the games industry; event cancellations and messages of solidarity have been the theme of the week. For our part, ceasing posts for 24

Riot Games‘ competitive free-to-play multiplayer title Valorant recently launched on PC. It’s already making waves, too, especially with its record-breaking numbers on Twitch. But might that excitement eventually come to consoles? While Riot can’t confirm Valorant will ever reach the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, the studio has said a prototype for a console version

Following a lost case against the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe has been ordered to pay a fine of $3.5 million AU (about $2.4 million USD) by the Australian Federal Court. The core issue concerned the corporation’s PlayStation Store refund policy misleading consumers about their Australian Consumer Law (ACL) rights. Four customers rested at

By Sherif Saed, Friday, 5 June 2020 12:44 GMT Valorant may one day come to consoles. Riot’s free-to-play shooter Valorant officially launched this week after a couple of months of closed testing. Although game is only available on PC, Riot hasn’t completely forgotten about console players. “We are definitely prototyping that right now,” Valorant executive

By Sherif Saed, Friday, 5 June 2020 11:31 GMT Sony has lost a case because of its PlayStation Store refund policy. Australia’s ever vigilant Competition and Consumer Commission has won a court case against Sony over its PlayStation Store refund policy. An Australian Federal Court has ordered the company to pay AU$3.5 million (~$2.4M) for

By Sherif Saed, Friday, 5 June 2020 10:51 GMT Anyone looking to jump back into PUBG can do so for free this weekend on PC. PUBG has kicked off another free weekend on Steam. Available until Monday, June 8 at 10am PT, 1pm ET, 6pm BST, the free weekend includes access to all maps and

By Sherif Saed, Friday, 5 June 2020 09:20 GMT Anyone who jumps into Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare will be greeted with new splash screens advocating for Black Lives Matter. Infinity Ward rolled out a small update last night for Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare that changed the game’s splash and

A new DualSense patent published today gives us a glimpse at the internals of the PS5 controller. While the patent itself focuses on the microphone array specifically, it still gives a glimpse at the DualSense as a whole. The abstract says: Many input devices used for game operations have a plurality of operation members such

While it’s unlikely the PS5 dev kit will look like the final retail model, a recently published PS5 dev kit patent is giving us a look at the unique V-shaped console revealed through previous leaks. Most notably, the exploded view of the console in the patent images shows us how its cooling system works, pulling

Naughty Dog and Sony have come under fire for the use of a “True Faith” cover in The Last of Us Part II’s TV spot. The shorter and extended versions of the commercial feature Ellie singing bits of the song. However, it seems the track that backs the trailer was used without giving credit or

“Fuck.” The enemy team’s Roadhog was named “Fuck.” No leetspeak. No cutesy way of censoring the unmistakable four-letter word. There it was on the opposing Overwatch team in front of me, hovering all around like a fart in a subway car. And it wasn’t that I was so offended and incensed by the usage of